The EL34 is a thermionic vacuum tube of the power pentode type. The EL34 was introduced in 1955 by Mullard, which was owned by Philips. [1]

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EL34 tubes have been used in guitar tube amplifiers and hifi tube amplifiers for decades. Other EL34 tube equivalent part numbers or substitutes are KT77 and 6CA7. Matched pairs, quads, and octets are available... More Details.

Tube EL 34 or Röhre EL34 ID1900, Vacuum Pentode, Octal (Int.Octal, IO) K8A, USA 1935 and Power/Output shown. Radio tubes are valves.

Jan 1, 2016 · Tim Smith from Wall Of Sound gives his perspective and provides a full review of 7 different EL34 / KT77 vacuum tubes for the purposes of home audio.

Nov 17, 2022 · 6L6 and EL34 tubes produce radically different sounds. The 6L6 has a warm, full-bodied tone that’s well-suited for blues, country, and soft rock. Amps with 6L6 tubes are generally referred to as having an American tone. The EL34 has a more scooped sound often described as bass-heavy and is referred to as the British sound. The 6L6 has higher ...

The EL34 is a much loved audio power valve with an anode dissipation of 25 Watts. The EL34 was the 1952 successor to the very successful EL37 and both share a high value of mutual conductance 11.0 mA/V.

TubeDepot carries a selection of EL34 / 6CA7 Power Vacuum Tubes. New & NOS power tubes from Mullard, Tung-Sol, Electro-Harmonix, Genalex, Telefunken & more!

Sep 29, 2016 · "The EL34 is the only tube that really nailed the vintage Plexi tone in the Royalist. Even considering all of the special effort that went into the circuit design, this tube choice is critical. It has a unique harmonic profile when driven into distortion that other tube types just can't match,” said Bartel.

From the manufacturer: "The Tungsol EL34-B is a higher impedance EL34 tube design with increased touch responsiveness and a unique clipping characteristic with a hint of the 6L6 sound." The Tung-Sol name and trademark have been acquired by the New Sensor Corporation.